2014–15 La Liga
Season | 2014–15 |
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Dates | 24 August 2014 – 24 May 2015 |
Champions | Barcelona 23rd title |
Relegated | Elche Almería Córdoba |
Champions League | Barcelona Real Madrid Atlético Madrid Valencia Sevilla (as Europa League champions) |
Europa League | Villarreal Athletic Bilbao |
Matches played | 380 |
Goals scored | 1,009 (2.66 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Cristiano Ronaldo (48 goals)[1] |
Best goalkeeper | Claudio Bravo (0.51 goals/match) |
Biggest home win | Real Madrid 9–1 Granada (5 April 2015) |
Biggest away win | Córdoba 0–8 Barcelona (2 May 2015) |
Highest scoring | Deportivo La Coruña 2–8 Real Madrid (20 September 2014) Real Madrid 9–1 Granada (5 April 2015) Real Madrid 7–3 Getafe (23 May 2015) |
Longest winning run | 12 matches[2] Real Madrid |
Longest unbeaten run | 14 matches[2] Barcelona |
Longest winless run | 20 matches[2] Córdoba |
Longest losing run | 10 matches[2] Córdoba |
Highest attendance | 98,760[3] Barcelona 2–1 Real Madrid (22 March 2015) |
Lowest attendance | 3,500[3] Getafe 2–1 Celta Vigo (26 January 2015) |
Total attendance | 10,161,726[3] |
Average attendance | 26,741[3] |
← 2013–14 2015–16 → |
The 2014–15 La Liga season (known as the Liga BBVA for sponsorship reasons) was the 84th season of the premier association football league in Spain. The campaign began on 23 August 2014 and ended on 24 May 2015.
Barcelona won its 23rd title on 17 May 2015 after defeating defending champions Atlético Madrid at the Vicente Calderón Stadium, and also equalled the all-time record goal difference of +89 (110 goals scored and 21 conceded), originally set by Real Madrid in the 2011–12 season. Barcelona won the title with 94 points, two more than Real Madrid.[4][5]
Teams
Promotion and relegation (pre-season)
A total of 20 teams contest the league, including 17 sides from the 2013–14 season and three promoted from the 2013–14 Segunda División. This includes the two top teams (Eibar and Deportivo La Coruña) from the Segunda División, and the winner of the play-offs, Córdoba.
Eibar became the first club from Segunda División to achieve promotion to La Liga after its 1–0 victory over Alavés on 25 May 2014. Eibar made their La Liga debut in the 2014–15 season.[6]
Deportivo La Coruña won promotion back to La Liga after one season in Segunda División with a 1–0 victory over Real Jaén on 31 May 2014.[7]
Córdoba won the promotion play-off against Las Palmas and returned to the top level after 42 years.[8]
Stadia and locations
Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity[citation needed] |
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Almería | Almería | Juegos Mediterráneos | 21,350 |
Athletic Bilbao | Bilbao | San Mamés | 53,289 |
Atlético Madrid | Madrid | Vicente Calderón | 54,907 |
Barcelona | Barcelona | Camp Nou | 99,786 |
Celta Vigo | Vigo | Balaídos | 31,800 |
Córdoba | Córdoba | El Arcángel | 21,822 |
Deportivo La Coruña | A Coruña | Riazor | 34,600 |
Eibar | Eibar | Ipurua | 6,000 |
Elche | Elche | Martínez Valero | 36,017 |
Espanyol | Barcelona | Power8 Stadium | 40,500 |
Getafe | Getafe | Coliseum Alfonso Pérez | 17,393 |
Granada | Granada | Nuevo Los Cármenes | 23,156 |
Levante | Valencia | Ciutat de València | 26,354 |
Málaga | Málaga | La Rosaleda | 30,044 |
Rayo Vallecano | Madrid | Vallecas | 14,708 |
Real Madrid | Madrid | Santiago Bernabéu | 81,044 |
Real Sociedad | San Sebastián | Anoeta | 32,076 |
Sevilla | Seville | Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán | 45,500 |
Valencia | Valencia | Mestalla | 55,000 |
Villarreal | Villarreal | El Madrigal | 25,000 |
Personnel and sponsorship
- 1. ^ On the back of shirt.
- 2. ^ On the sleeves.
- 3. ^ On the shorts.
- 4. ^ Barcelona makes a donation to UNICEF to display the charity's logo on the club's kit.
- 5. ^ Málaga makes a donation to UNESCO in order to display the charity's logo on the club's kit.
- 6. Additionally, referee kits are now being made by Adidas, sponsored by Würth, and Nike has a new match ball, the Ordem LFP
Managerial changes
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
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Celta Vigo | ![]() |
Resigned | 15 May 2014 | Pre-season | ![]() |
2 June 2014 |
Málaga | ![]() |
End of contract | 16 May 2014 | ![]() |
30 May 2014 | |
Espanyol | ![]() |
End of contract | 16 May 2014 | ![]() |
28 May 2014 | |
Barcelona | ![]() |
Resigned | 17 May 2014 | ![]() |
19 May 2014 | |
Granada | ![]() |
End of contract | 28 May 2014 | ![]() |
28 May 2014 | |
Levante | ![]() |
Signed by Granada | 28 May 2014 | ![]() |
30 May 2014 | |
Valencia | ![]() |
Sacked | 2 July 2014 | ![]() |
4 July 2014 | |
Deportivo La Coruña | ![]() |
Sacked | 8 July 2014 | ![]() |
10 July 2014 | |
Córdoba | ![]() |
Sacked | 20 October 2014 | 20th | ![]() |
20 October 2014[10] |
Levante | ![]() |
Sacked | 20 October 2014 | 19th | ![]() |
21 October 2014[11] |
Real Sociedad | ![]() |
Sacked | 2 November 2014 | 19th | ![]() |
10 November 2014[12] |
Almería | ![]() |
Sacked | 9 December 2014[13] | 17th | ![]() |
12 December 2014[14] |
Getafe | ![]() |
Signed by Guangzhou R&F | 18 December 2014[15] | 13th | ![]() |
5 January 2015[16] |
Granada | ![]() |
Sacked | 13 January 2015[17] | 20th | ![]() |
19 January 2015[18] |
Getafe | ![]() |
Resigned | 26 February 2015[19] | 13th | ![]() |
11 March 2015[20] |
Córdoba | ![]() |
Sacked | 16 March 2015 | 20th | ![]() |
16 March 2015[21] |
Almería | ![]() |
Sacked | 5 April 2015[22] | 18th | ![]() |
6 April 2015[23] |
Deportivo La Coruña | ![]() |
Sacked | 8 April 2015 | 17th | ![]() |
8 April 2015 |
Granada | ![]() |
Sacked | 1 May 2015[24] | 19th | ![]() |
1 May 2015[25] |
Overview
On 2 May, Córdoba were relegated with three games left to play in the season, after losing 0–8 at home against Barcelona.[26] Eight days later, Villarreal confirmed sixth place and an entry into the UEFA Europa League with Joel Campbell's winning goal against Elche.[27]
Barcelona, playing with a three-man attack of Lionel Messi, Neymar and Luis Suárez under new manager Luis Enrique,[28] won the title on 17 May with a goal by Messi to defeat holders Atlético Madrid at the Vicente Calderón Stadium. It came exactly a year after Atlético had won their league title at Barcelona's Camp Nou.[29] Real Madrid secured second place on the same day as Barcelona won the title, with a 1–4 win at Espanyol.[30] In the end, Barcelona amassed 94 points, while Real Madrid finished just two points behind, with 92.
The battle for the Champions League was settled in the last ten minutes of the season. Valencia, in fourth place with 74 points, went into the last match of the season at relegation-threatened Almería, facing all three possibilities of direct qualification to the group stage of the Champions League, qualification to the play-off round, or missing out on the Champions League altogether. Valencia won the match 3–2 to secure fourth place, as Atlético Madrid, three points ahead, drew at Granada. Sevilla, with a 3–2 win at Málaga, achieved a record 76 points total without Champions League qualification, finishing fifth.[31][32][33] Sevilla however qualified for the Champions League by winning the 2015 UEFA Europa League Final.
Earlier in the season, on 7 February, Atlético Madrid achieved a 4–0 victory over city rivals Real Madrid. It was Real's biggest loss since a 5–0 loss to Barcelona in November 2010.[34]
Despite finishing the season in the 13th position, on 5 June, Elche was relegated to Segunda División due to its financial struggles.[35] Newcomers Eibar, who finished the season in the 18th position, took Elche's place in 2015–16 La Liga.
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Barcelona (C) | 38 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 110 | 21 | +89 | 94 | Qualification to UEFA Champions League group stage[a] |
2 | Real Madrid | 38 | 30 | 2 | 6 | 118 | 38 | +80 | 92 | |
3 | Atlético Madrid | 38 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 67 | 29 | +38 | 78 | |
4 | Valencia | 38 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 70 | 32 | +38 | 77 | Qualification to UEFA Champions League play-off round |
5 | Sevilla | 38 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 71 | 45 | +26 | 76 | Qualification to UEFA Champions League group stage[a] |
6 | Villarreal | 38 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 48 | 37 | +11 | 60 | Qualification to UEFA Europa League group stage[b] |
7 | Athletic Bilbao | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 42 | 41 | +1 | 55 | Qualification to UEFA Europa League third qualifying round[b] |
8 | Celta Vigo | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 47 | 44 | +3 | 51 | |
9 | Málaga | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 42 | 48 | −6 | 50 | |
10 | Espanyol | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 47 | 51 | −4 | 49[c] | |
11 | Rayo Vallecano | 38 | 15 | 4 | 19 | 46 | 68 | −22 | 49[c] | |
12 | Real Sociedad | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 44 | 51 | −7 | 46 | |
13 | Elche[d] (R) | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 35 | 62 | −27 | 41 | Relegation to Segunda División |
14 | Levante | 38 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 34 | 67 | −33 | 37[e] | |
15 | Getafe | 38 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 33 | 64 | −31 | 37[e] | |
16 | Deportivo La Coruña | 38 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 35 | 60 | −25 | 35[f] | |
17 | Granada | 38 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 29 | 64 | −35 | 35[f] | |
18 | Eibar | 38 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 34 | 55 | −21 | 35[f] | |
19 | Almería[g] (R) | 38 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 35 | 64 | −29 | 29 | Relegation to Segunda División |
20 | Córdoba (R) | 38 | 3 | 11 | 24 | 22 | 68 | −46 | 20 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) fair-play points; 7) playoff match[37]
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ a b Sevilla qualified for the Champions League group stage by winning the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League. As a result, the fifth-placed spot for the Europa League group stage they earned was vacated without replacement as per UEFA regulations.
- ^ a b Since the winners of the 2014–15 Copa del Rey, Barcelona, qualified for European competition based on league position, the spot awarded to the cup winners (Europa League group stage) was passed to the sixth-placed team, and the spot awarded to the sixth-placed team (Europa League third qualifying round) was passed to the seventh-placed team.
- ^ a b Espanyol ahead on head-to-head record; Rayo Vallecano–Espanyol 1–3, Espanyol–Rayo Vallecano 1–1.
- ^ Elche administratively relegated by the LFP.[35]
- ^ a b Levante ahead on head-to-head record; Levante–Getafe 1–1, Getafe–Levante 0–1.
- ^ a b c Head-to-head record: Deportivo 7 pts, Granada 6 pts, Eibar 2 pts
- ^ Almería was docked 3 points due to an unpayment of a transfer.[36]
Results
Season statistics
Scoring
- First goal of the season:
Luis Alberto for Málaga against Athletic Bilbao (23 August 2014)
- Last goal of the season:
Marcelo for Real Madrid against Getafe (23 May 2015)
Top goalscorersThe Pichichi Trophy is awarded by newspaper Marca to the player who scores the most goals in a season.
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Zamora TrophyThe Zamora Trophy is awarded by newspaper Marca to the goalkeeper with least goals-to-games ratio. Keepers must play at least 28 games of 60 or more minutes to be eligible for the trophy.[39]
Hat-tricks
4 Player scored four goals Discipline
Attendances
Updated to games played on 23 May 2015 LaLiga AwardsSeasonalLa Liga's governing body, the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional, honoured the competition's best players and coach with the La Liga Awards.[42]
Monthly
Number of teams by autonomous community
References
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